Born Free 4

We know what you’re saying: What are a bunch of choppers doing on HotRod.com? If you are a gearhead like a couple of us on staff then you don’t discriminate between two or four wheels. Our Shop Manager Grant Peterson and long time friend Mike Davis put together Born Free, now in its fourth year. It’s a throw-back to the good-ole-days of chopper motorcycle rallies held in Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, California. This year they estimated north of 10,000 people and 5,000 bikes from all over the nation. The show is totally free and they invite selected builders to build a bike each year. This year they raffled off two Shovelhead Harleys, one a complete 1969 restoration and another chopped out hardtail. The best of show winner, Matt Olson, won a round tripticket to the Hot Rod Custom Show in Yokohama, Japan.